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14 Mar 2023, 2:01 am by Jen Patja Howell
  To talk through these changes, Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. [read post]
9 Mar 2023, 9:01 am by Jen Patja Howell
And Jeff endorsed Daisy Alpert Florin's new novel "My Last Innocent Year" as a much needed reflection on, among other things, how the United States handled the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal of the 1990s. [read post]
13 Mar 2022, 9:41 am by Dave Maass
Recognizing the year's worst in government transparency. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Barr Taps Durham as Special Counsel, Pushing Probe into Biden Era Politico – Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein | Published: 12/1/2020 Attorney General William Barr appointed U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel to investigate the origins of the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. [read post]
14 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Abrupt Change to Census Deadline Could Result in an Undercount of Latino and Black Communities Philadelphia Inquirer – Jose Del Real and Fredrick Kunkle (Washington Post) | Published: 8/9/2020 Census experts and advocates warn the Trump administration’s decision to end the decennial count a month earlier than expected will result in a dramatic undercount of Black and Latino communities across the country, which could have grave effects on federal funding and… [read post]
22 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Appeals Court Greenlights Emoluments Suit against Trump Politico – Josh Gerstein | Published: 5/14/2020 A lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government money through his Washington, D.C. hotel can proceed to fact-gathering about Trump’s profits, a federal appeals court ruled. [read post]
15 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Plans to Stay Home, Testing Limits of Virtual Campaign AP News – Bill Barrow and Steve Peoples | Published: 5/12/2020 Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bloomberg Campaign Transfer of $18 Million to DNC Sparks Complaints to Federal Regulators MSN – Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Washington Post) | Published: 4/9/2020 Citizens United, the group known for its 2010 namesake landmark U.S. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Is Repealing Requirements for Would-Be Contractors to Reveal NRA Ties Los Angeles Times – Emily Alpert Reyes | Published: 1/21/2020 The Los Angeles City Council repealed a law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle Association (NRA), weeks after a federal judge blocked the city from enforcing the ordinance. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 6 Million Democratic Donors Gave $1 Billion in 2019 Through ActBlue, Officials Say Washington Post – Michelle Ye Hee Lee | Published: 1/9/2020 Democratic small-dollar donors gave $1 billion through the online fundraising platform ActBlue in 2019, highlighting the explosion of online giving on the left heading into the presidential election year. [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Critics Say Facebook’s Powerful Ad Tools May Imperil Democracy. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Mysterious ‘-1’ and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine MSN – Sharon LaFraniere and Julian Barnes (New York Times) | Published: 12/3/2019 In the two days before President Trump forced out the American ambassador to Ukraine in April, his personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani was on the phone with the White House more than a dozen times. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural AP News – Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian | Published: 10/29/2019 When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Cherokee Nation Sending First-Ever Delegate to Congress Newsweek – K Thor Jensen | Published: 8/20/2019 The Cherokee Nation is appointing its first delegate to Congress. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
California: Nation’s First All-LGBTQ City Council Tests Modern Meaning of DiversitySan Francisco Chronicle – Scott Wilson (Washington Post) | Published: 2/18/2019 Palm Springs achieved a measure of fame a little more than a year ago when voters elected the nation’s first city council consisting entirely of members of the LGBTQ community. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
City Council Members Revive Plan to Limit Developer DonationsLos Angeles Times – Emily Alpert Reyes and David Zahniser | Published: 1/15/2019 Two years ago, Los Angeles City Council members called for a ban on political donations from real estate developers seeking city approval for their projects. [read post]
19 Oct 2018, 9:23 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Rick Scott, who is now running to unseat incumbent U.S. [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 6:16 am by Jim Sedor
Real Estate Developer and Billboard Executive Fined Over Political Donations” by Emily Alpert Reyes for Los Angeles Times Ethics California: “Former Beaumont City Officials Plead Guilty to Felony Charges” by City News Service for Los Angeles Times Florida: “Jack Latvala Resigns from the Florida Senate” by Steve Bousquet for Tampa Bay Times Nevada: “NV Legislature’s Administrative Arm Expands Harassment Rule” by Scott Sonner… [read post]